Amaluia is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
on the southwest coast of
Tutuila Island
Tutuila is the largest and most populous island of American Samoa and is part of the archipelago of the Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Pacific Ocean, Central Pacific. It is located roughly north ...
,
American Samoa
American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...
. It is located between
Leone and
'Amanave. It is located in
Lealataua County.
Masinaoleafiafi Ridge is located on the west side of the village, while
Tutu Ridge is on its east side. A smaller embayment fronts the village. The primary stream is the
Vaipuna Stream, which has around three tributaries and originates at an around elevation. The stream flows through Amaluia village before discharging into the nearshore waters that front the village. Two species of
Mountain bass and two species of
Goby fish have been recorded in the stream near the shoreline.
Demographics
From 1980 to 1990, Amaluia's population decreased from 215 to 206 residents. The population increased to 282 people in 1995. The proportion of village residents who were born outside of American Samoa doubled between 1980 and 1990. According to the
1990 U.S. Census, the village contained 27 houses. The housing stock as of 1995 included 38 houses. Students enrolled in public school are bussed to Alataua-Lua Elementary School in
Nua and
Leone High School
Leone High School is a senior high school in Vailoatai and Leone, in the Western District, American Samoa. It is operated by the American Samoa Department of Education. It is the second-largest high school on Tutuila Island.
It was opened i ...
in
Leone.
Economy
As of 2000, there were three commercial enterprises based in Amaluia: a grocery store, a landscaping contractor, and a retail distributor. A large plantation is located along the middle reaches of the
Vaipuna Stream north of the village, and the village was home to one piggery which contained six pigs as of 1996.
[http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/basch/uhnpscesu/pdfs/sam/Pedersen2000vol2AS.pdf (Page 30-25)]
References
Villages in American Samoa
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